Robert Bolick

Taking charge when it mattered, Robert Bolick powered the San Beda Red Lions within a win of another NCAA men’s basketball championship. And the stalwart guard did it against no less than the Lyceum Pirates, the No. 1 seed who jumped straight to the finals after an 18-0 sweep of the eliminations. Bolick unloaded nine straight points inside the last two minutes as the Red Lions rallied past the Pirates, 94-87, in Game 1 of the best-of-three title series. Fighting off fatigue, Bolick fired 11 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter. A layup with 35 seconds left capped his clutch performance as the Red Lions completed a comeback from 12 points down.“I was already tired,” the 6-foot-1 veteran admitted. “All I could do was shout because I was trying to find a motivation. I know we can’t let this game go.”